Improvement in hunting-vests



G. C. HENNING.

HUNTING-VEST.

Patented March. 6,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE O. HENNING, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HUNTlNG-VESTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,052, dated March 6,1877; application filed June 9, 1876.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. HENNING, of Washington, in the county ofWashington and District of Columbia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Re versible Hunting Goats or Vests; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Figure l is a front and back view of the garment. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe strap-yoke. Fig. 3 is a side view, and Fig. 4 is a view of twosections united.

This invention relates to a hunting-garment so constructed that it maybe worn with either side in front and yet fit the person of the wearerthe same either way, and is for the purpose of carrying cartridges forfirearms, both before and behind; and when the cartridges in front shallhave become exhausted, by unbuttoning the front or rear and changing theyoke-strap from one side to the other, the rear part with its loadedcartridges will be brought in front, and the empty ones placed behind.

In the drawing, A A represent two sections of the coat, vest, or othergarment for carrying cartridge-pouches. There are four of these sectionsmade precisely alike. On the edges A A are large buttons, and the edgesA are to be sewed together. The scallops a a will then be joined at a a,so as to form the sleeve-hole, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 4.. Onone side, at b, is a button, to which is attached the shoulder-strapyoke B, made T-shaped, having button-holes at each extremity. The holesI) b are madeforthe buttons b on each shoulder, and b to be attached tothe top button 0 of the back row. On each section are the pouches D D,arranged in any manner to suit the garment and convenience of the wearerfor handling the cartridges. In the present case, the entire garment iscovered with such pouches, and the lower part or skirts have game-bagson the inside. The yoke strap B, made T-shaped, may be arranged in anyother manner or form, may be of a triangular shape or to fit the openingbehind.

This garment has no sleeves, and can be worn over a vest having sleeves,or an ordinary coat orjacket for hunting. The garment being made ofsimilar sections, it is evident that whatever way it may be Worn it willbe the same, and will be equally comfortable, and yet preserve somewhatthe shape of the wearers figure.

I am aware that a reversible vest is not new, and also that vests ofordinary construction have been provided with suitable pockets forholding cartridges, and such I do not claim, broadly; but

What I do claim is- As a new article of manufacture, a reversible vest,constructed of four similar sections, A, fastened together asrepresented, and having the several series of independentcartridgepockets or pouches D arranged upon each side of the front andback, respectively, and provided with game-pouches D on the inside, allsubstantially as described and shown, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE O. HENNING.

Witnesses:

M. M. ROHRER, H. M. ROHBER.

